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Apple Training Series: Pages for iPad

Apple Training Series: Pages for iPad

by Richard Harrington
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Release Date: December 2010
ISBN: 9780132615181
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In this Apple-certified guide to Pages for iPad, master trainer Rich Harrington takes you on a comprehensive tour. You’ll learn everything from customizing existing templates by adding your own graphics, charts, and styles to creating documents from scratch. Featuring over 40 videos, each one is dedicated to a specific task in Pages. So it's easy to find exactly the information you want whether it's help with the basics, like touchscreen controls, or more advanced tasks like inserting graphics with wraparound text. You'll learn all you need to know to create dynamic personal and professional projects.

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Managing Documents
    1. Creating a New Document 00:01:38
    2. Document Setup 00:00:50
    3. Page Numbers and Other Headers and Footers 00:01:26
    4. Duplicating, Renaming, and Deleting Files 00:01:36
  2. Chapter 2: Transferring Files from Your Computer
    1. Transferring a Document from Your Computer with iTunes 00:01:26
    2. Transferring a Document from Your Computer with Email 00:00:53
    3. Transferring a Document with iWork.com 00:01:51
    4. Syncing Photo Albums 00:01:57
  3. Chapter 3: Essential Controls
    1. Getting Familiar with Touchscreen Controls 00:01:48
    2. Using Toolbar Controls 00:03:16
    3. Reading a Document 00:01:37
    4. Undo and Redo 00:00:47
  4. Chapter 4: Working with Text
    1. Replacing Text Placeholders 00:00:31
    2. Adding a Text Block to a Document 00:00:35
    3. Selecting Text 00:01:02
    4. Formatting and Aligning Text 00:02:06
    5. Copying and Pasting Text 00:00:56
    6. Using Paragraph and Text Styles 00:01:26
    7. Using Margins and Tabs 00:02:16
    8. Working with Columns 00:00:49
    9. Using Line, Page, and Column Breaks 00:00:55
    10. Checking Spelling 00:00:49
    11. Finding and Replacing Text 00:01:37
    12. Formatting Lists 00:01:09
    13. Using an External Keyboard 00:01:35
  5. Chapter 5: Adding Photos and Shapes
    1. Replacing Image Placeholders 00:01:23
    2. Adding a Photo 00:00:57
    3. Cropping a Photo 00:01:00
    4. Adding a Shape 00:00:52
    5. Arranging Photos and Shapes 00:00:57
    6. Grouping Objects 00:01:09
    7. Stylizing Images or Shapes 00:01:56
    8. Wrapping Text Around an Object 00:01:43
    9. Adding a Watermark Image 00:00:55
  6. Chapter 6: Creating Tables and Charts
    1. Adding a Table 00:01:09
    2. Customizing a Table’s Appearance 00:01:41
    3. Resizing Columns and Rows in a Table 00:01:02
    4. Adjusting Table Cells 00:01:24
    5. Adding a Chart 00:01:00
    6. Entering Data for a Chart 00:00:56
    7. Customizing a Chart’s Appearance 00:01:26
  7. Chapter 7: Exporting a Document
    1. Choosing Export Formats 00:00:46
    2. Sending a Document by Email 00:00:55
    3. Syncing Files with Your Computer 00:01:50
    4. Sharing Documents with iWork.com 00:02:40
    5. Copying to iDisk 00:01:22
    6. Printing Your Document 00:01:09